The Gators have finished No. 2 behind Stanford in two of the last three years.
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The Gators and Huskies also cleaned up in recruiting, with No. 8 and No. 14 rankings.
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Basketball, meanwhile, has always been a distance second even with the Heat and Gators winning titles.
When Murphy made a layup with 6:38 left, the Gators had a 68-42 lead.
Roseman moved onto college, choosing the University of Florida because he loved the Gators.
Tebow won the Heisman Trophy in 2007, when he played for the University of Florida Gators.
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When Tiger Woods last won a tournament, Tim Tebow and the University of Florida Gators were 10-0.
Charismatic and arrogant, within a very short time he had made the Gators the talk of college football.
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Her love for Florida extended to the state's sports teams, especially the Florida Gators and the Orlando Magic.
The Gators will play Michigan in the South Regional final on that raised court at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday.
The Gators play streaking Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.
She also led the University of Florida Gators to a title in 1992.
Stauskas, who was 2-of-12 from 3-point range the first three games of this NCAA tourney, couldn't miss against the Gators.
In their opening game of the NCAA tournament, not even the nation's highest-scoring team could keep up with the Gators.
He left the Gators a year ago, citing health concerns and a desire to spend more time with his family.
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Although the Gators are an excellent shooting team, they take a ton of jumpers from distance (41% of the team's shots).
Sure, the Florida Gators have been an NCAA tournament staple during coach Billy Donovan's tenure, which includes back-to-back national championships (2006-07).
The Gators came in the game third nationally allowing only 53.7 points a game while outscoring teams by 18 a game.
The Florida Gators, seeking to repeat as national champions, held off the plucky Ducks of Oregon, 85-77, in Sunday's first game.
And it could be an even larger financial impact if the Eagles soar above the Gators on Friday night in North Texas.
The Gators have a gigantic alumni base in Jacksonville and Tebow played high school football right outside of the city at Allen D.
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Murphy and Boynton are seniors who arrived at Florida not long after the Gators had won consecutive national championships in 2006 and 2007.
The decision drew the ire of Irish fans, who lashed out on Twitter, but gave the Gators five linebackers in the 2013 class.
Trailing by 17 at the half, the Gators never put together a threat, struggling the entire second half to keep the gap within 20 points.
One of the freshmen, Nik Stauskas, hit all six of his 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead the fourth-seeded Wolverines past the third-seeded Gators.
His teams are 7-1 in bowl games, including the Gators' 41-14 victory over unbeaten and top-ranked Ohio State in the 2007 Bowl Championship Series title game.
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"Yahoo's Carol Bartz publicly using expletives, and female sports reporter Renee Gork showing up to cover Arkansas football with a Florida Gators cap on, " Goudreau wrote.
The Gators were able to recover from an early deficit against Florida Gulf Coast for a 62-50 win Friday night on the raised stage at Cowboys Stadium.
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